Author: Oluwole Kemi Esuzor Linda Adebiyi Oluwafisayo Nzerue Chike Faulkner Marquetta Umeukeje Ebele Paueksakon Paisit
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 2048-8505
Source: Clinical Kidney Journal, Vol.5, Iss.5, 2012-10, pp. : 463-466
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Abstract
IgA nephropathy is the commonest cause of glomerulonephritis worldwide, and is usually a renal-limited disease. In rare cases, IgA nephropathy may also present with a pulmonary-renal syndrome in which pulmonary hemorrhage is a critical feature. Patients presenting with IgA nephropathy and pulmonary hemorrhage have high morbidity and are at high risk for mortality unless rapid immunosuppressive therapy is instituted. We present a case of IgA nephropathy complicated by pulmonary hemorrhage in which immunosuppressive therapy led to a good outcome, and review the literature on similar cases and the outcome of therapy.
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